Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“Hanlo”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
9 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Artisanal bread and fresh pastry making · Menen · since 2017
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Freight transport by road · Wetteren · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Oudsbergen · since 2008
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Performing arts by independent artists · Gent · since 1983
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Kortrijk · since 1999
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Retail sale of hardware, building materials, paint and glass (general range) · Rumst · since 2017
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Detailhandel in onderkleding, lingerie en strand- en badkleding · Ukkel · since 2004
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Non-specialised retail sale with food, beverages or tobacco predominating · Gent · since 2023
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Bouw van plezier- en sportvaartuigen · Roeselare · since 2024
Names that resemble it 12 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Abbreviation of HAVE A NICE LIFE · Retail sale of other sporting goods · Gerpinnes · since 2018
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Sports and recreation education · since 2022
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Genk · since 1994
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Activities of lawyers · Elsene · since 2026
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Ukkel · since 1993
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Event catering · since 2017
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since 2011
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Mortsel · since 2024
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · De Panne · since 2025
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2026
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Certified accountants and tax accountants · Ukkel · since 1988
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Physiotherapy · Alken · since 2026